The airline is offering passengers greater rebooking flexibility and adding capacity on key routes via the DXB hub.
Emirates is expanding its flight programme from Dubai to 125 destinations. The carrier continues to gradually restore its network under a reduced schedule.
The April schedule will restore connectivity with Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific region, including long-haul routes to Boston, Toronto, Tokyo, Sydney, Rome and Johannesburg.
Earlier in April, Emirates confirmed that it is operating a reduced schedule due to the partial reopening of regional airspace. This is necessary to align with airspace availability and operational requirements.
A spokesperson previously stated: “We are operating a reduced flight schedule while working to restore full network operations.”
The expanded April schedule increases available seat inventory through Dubai International Airport (DXB) and supports transfer flows across the Emirates network.
The airline has also announced expanded flexibility options for passengers with disrupted or upcoming travel. Those who purchased tickets between 28 February and 30 April can:
- rebook to the same destination;
- request a refund by 15 June;
- or make one complimentary date change for tickets booked from 2 April.
Emirates has temporarily adjusted its ground operations in Dubai. City check-in points across the city have been closed, but reservation and ticketing counters in Terminal 3 remain open. The Emirates World office at Jumeirah Town Centre and the support centre in Deira are available for affected customers.
These measures will help reduce terminal congestion, avoid delays and maintain on-time performance as peak departure waves recover and passenger numbers increase.
Emirates has already begun adding extra flights on routes feeding Dubai’s transfer hub. Four additional weekly flights to Manila have been added from 2 April. This increases services to the Philippines from 28 to 32 weekly flights (specific timings for EK330/EK331 are provided in the update).
Connectivity with China has been strengthened thanks to an interline agreement with Loong Air — now providing access to 22 additional points beyond Hangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Emirates’ own schedule to mainland China consists of 49 weekly flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hangzhou.
For onboard product and cargo, the airline is deploying retrofitted A380 aircraft, scaling up bellyhold capacity and increasing freighter lift. Emirates is adding an average of 3,000 tonnes of cargo per week to India via 167 passenger flights to nine Indian gateways, plus additional volumes of pharmaceuticals and perishables and extra freighter rotations to Mumbai and Ahmedabad.